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Octopus rides the world’s fastest shark and nobody knows what’s going on
The octopus in question was no lightweight. It was a Māori octopus, the largest octopus species in the Southern Hemisphere.
Rare ‘Sharktopus’ – an octopus riding a shark – sighting caught on camera shared by scientists
The rare sighting of an octopus riding on top of a shark was shared by scientists with the University of Auckland after it ...
Rare sighting of a 'sharktopus' leaves onlookers stunned and puzzled
Nature unveiled another mystery when an octopus was caught cruising through the waters of New Zealand — by hitching a ride on ...
Watch: Scientists mystified as Maco shark gives octopus a ride off this Oceania country
Researchers discovered an octopus catching a ride on a shortfin Mako shark off the shores of New Zealand, according to ...
Smithsonian Magazine6d
Watch an Octopus Hitch a Ride on a Shark—an Unusual Duo Dubbed the ‘Sharktopus’
Researchers in New Zealand captured the odd pairing on video, but they still don’t know how to explain the behavior ...
Fox Weather on MSN5d
'Sharktopus': Extremely rare sight shows octopus riding on shark's back
Drone video captured what was a curious sight for scientists, who saw an octopus clinging onto the head of a short-fin mako ...
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Rare ‘Sharktopus’ – an octopus riding a shark – sighting caught on camera shared by scientists
shows a Maori octopus riding on top of a mako shark, which is the fastest in the world with the ability to swim up to 46 mph. The university said the December 2023 encounter "was one of the ...
Newser on MSN4d
Shark's Orange 'Hat' Leaves Researchers Stunned
"One of the best things about being a marine scientist is that you never know what you might see next in the sea," writes ...
Is it a bird? A plane? No, it’s a ‘sharktopus’: A marine pairing like no other
The Maori octopus opted for a very speedy ride; the shortfin mako is considered the fastest shark species, swimming up to 50 ...